noun
General Slang
Rodbuster
· noun · construction
Ironworker who ties rebar — the steel skeleton inside concrete.
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The ironworker who places and ties reinforcing bar — the rebar grid that gives concrete its tensile strength. Brutal work: bent double all day, twisting wire ties with pliers, in sun, mud, and rain, before the pour buries it forever. A recognised branch of the ironworkers' union, distinct from structural (steel beam) ironworkers.
“The rodbusters had the slab mat tied by Friday so the pour could go Monday morning.”
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Rodbuster In A Sentence
The rodbusters had the slab mat tied by Friday so the pour could go Monday morning.
Origin & Usage
American ironworker slang — literal, from busting (handling) rods of rebar.
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